In addition to all the scenes from around the world showing people unhappy with their government, I was watching news clips from Kanadoodle’s Iglooarliament during what I laughingly refer to as ‘question period’. It’s not so much questioning as scoring points against your opponents and it seems to generate great fun for the politicians that …
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THE HARRY AND MEGAN SHOW CONTINUES
I start this with a disclaimer - please don't confuse this blog with a book review – to do that I'd have to obtain a copy of Harry's book and actually read it - thereby helping support the lavish lifestyles of millionaire royals. On the other hand, was there anything in his book that wasn't …
MOVE OVER, LADY BADEN POWELL
It's official! After months of agonizing, apologizing, handwringing and endless consultations, the Girl Guides have changed the name for one of their age categories. You no doubt remember that, starting with the youngest members, it used to be Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers. It's been over a hundred years since Lady Baden Powell came …
YET ANOTHER MODEST PROPOSAL
I have been marveling at how much fun it is to watch politicians playing together. In Kanadoodle we saw news snippets of Pierre (cluck, cluck) Poulet, leader of the Consumptive Party pecking at Dustbin Truthless in the Iglooarliament. There isn't a rooster anywhere who can ruffle feathers like Poulet, who's prepared to disagree with anything …
2022 IN REVIEW
In writing my last blog of 2022, I thought I'd reflect on the state of the world this past year. The very idea brought my thoughts immediately to England, back before the second world war. That was when my late father-in-law was visiting his prospective wife's parents when they asked him, with all the primness …
IT’S ALL A PLOT
This week I saw a news cast about the shortage of construction workers and construction materials. According to the news, the lack of construction workers and material is fueling a huge crisis because 'we' need millions more houses to fill the huge demand for new homes. Hmm... The part about a shortage of construction workers …
NO TWIT FOR THE GHIT
HeLong Muskrat, reputedly the world's richest furry mammal, has recently bought the billion dollar swamp gas giant Twit. A champion of free croaks, Muskrat was enraged when Twit began to put constraints on the smells that people could let loose on the gassy platform – like when Ronald Rump (former Prez of 'Murica and Grand …
THE ROYAL REPUBLIC OF KANADOODLE
The Queen is dead, long live the King! You have to hand it to the Brits - they really know how to go all out with the pomp and hoopla around any big royal event. The death of Queen E Two has provided monarchists worldwide with the greatest show in royal history. Aside from …
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
When I was growing up back in the cretaceous period, there were many words to describe homosexuals: queers, poofters and fags being common. Needless to say, these words were used in a derogatory manner – a kind of verbal put-down for the intolerant to assert their supposed superiority, or insecurities, against those who were different. …
NOSTALGIA
Have you ever participated in setting up or opening a ‘time capsule’? You know, you and/or a group of friends collect a number of things/articles that represent the ‘spirit of your time’, or a particular moment in the life of a group, and you put them in a box, which is then buried or put …
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